yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
story; tale; talk; discussion
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(another person's) nephew
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
don't you think?; indicates question
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
property; fortune; assets
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
while; during; while; although; all; both
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)